Lauren and Melissa’s New Zealand elopement was a wild and free celebration in one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world! Even before exchanging vows, Dawn Photo captured the dreamiest photos of the couple seeing each other for the first time, backed by an epic view of the sea, and then cuddling in the forest, backed by an even more epic waterfall. The couple officially tied the knot at the courthouse but then immediately headed for the black sands of Piha Beach to exchange vows and take the most stunning sunset photos! In case there was any doubt fairytales can come true, this elopement is proof that they most certainly do!
The Couple:
Lauren and Melissa
The Wedding:
Auckland Courthouse and Piha Beach, New Zealand
We always knew that a traditional wedding was not for us — small and intimate was much more our style. After spending a few weeks contemplating a “destination wedding,” in which a small number of friends and family would attend, we totally scrapped the idea when the search for a location alone riddled us both with anxiety. We decided an elopement was exactly what we wanted. An epic, private, carefree adventure!

 
We wanted our wedding to reflect our love and the incredible country we chose. We wanted wild, unexpected, and unique, and we got just that. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that couldn’t have been more genuine and magical!

The beauty of our elopement was there was no theme. No time con...